IS 1542 : 1992

What this standard covers

This standard covers the requirements of naturally occurring sands, crushed stone sands and crushed gravel sands used in mortars for internal wall and ceiling plastering, and external plastermg using mixes of lime, cement, compo- site lime-cement, activated lime pozzolana mixture ( ALMP ) or gypsum with or without admixtures and sand.

Scope, quoted from IS 1542 : 1992. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

• 4.1 General
• 4.2 Deterious Materials
• 4.3 Limits of Deleterious Materials
• 6.1 Sampling
• 6.2 Testing

Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “QUALITY OF SAND”, “SAMPLING AND TESTING” in IS 1542 : 1992. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

• 4 QUALITY OF SAND
• 5 GRADING OF SAND
• 6 SAMPLING AND TESTING
• 7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

• IS 1542 : 1992 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2024-02-01)

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

Listed by product makers

1 product in the NirmanDost catalogue names this standard on its spec sheet — Magicrete Readymix Plaster (MagicPlast). That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.

Materials market

Also cited in the Materials Market rate library and SKU sheets.